X-Git-Url: https://jasonwoof.com/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=dwm.1;h=5112422c1fed25a8a7f5d3227329a55729a573ac;hb=587100873a66e34251041678504a8c1e28410591;hp=6f43140f3e13b1710a226365443991bd08572ffa;hpb=7ab8c8728168234f6b9e99d1be384323d1246b10;p=dwm.git diff --git a/dwm.1 b/dwm.1 index 6f43140..5112422 100644 --- a/dwm.1 +++ b/dwm.1 @@ -5,27 +5,29 @@ dwm \- dynamic window manager .B dwm .RB [ \-v ] .SH DESCRIPTION -dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and -floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the +dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled and +untiled layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the environment for the application in use and the task performed. .P -In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master -column contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the -stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be -resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, -regardless of the mode selected. +In tiled layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master +area contains the windows which currently need most attention, whereas the +stacking area contains all other windows. In untiled layout windows can be +resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed untiled, +regardless of the layout applied. .P Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple -tags. Selecting certain tags for viewing will display all windows with that -tag. +tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags. .P -dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode, -the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The -selected tags are highlighted with a different color, the tags of the focused -window are highlighted with a small point. +dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the layout, +the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. A +untiled window is indicated with an empty square and a maximized +untiled window is indicated with a filled square before the windows +title. The selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of +the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the top left +corner. The tags which are applied to one or more windows are indicated +with an empty square in the top left corner. .P -dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state. -Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title. +dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-v @@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ prints version information to standard output, then exits. is read and displayed in the status text area. .TP .B Button1 -click on a tag label views all windows with that tag, click on the mode label -toggles between tiled and floating mode. +click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the layout +label toggles between tiled and untiled layout. .TP .B Button3 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view. @@ -54,29 +56,38 @@ click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window. Start .BR xterm (1). .TP +.B Mod1-Return +Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiled layout only). +.TP .B Mod1-Tab Focus next window. .TP .B Mod1-Shift-Tab Focus previous window. .TP -.B Mod1-Return -Zoom current window to the master column (tiling mode only). -.TP -.B Mod1-m -Maximize current window. -.TP .B Mod1-g -Grow current column (tiling mode only). +Increase master area width (tiled layout only). .TP .B Mod1-s -Shrink current column (tiling mode only). +Decrease master area width (tiled layout only). +.TP +.B Mod1-i +Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiled layout only). +.TP +.B Mod1-d +Decrease the number of windows in the master area (tiled layout only). +.TP +.B Mod1-m +Toggles maximization of current window (untiled layout only). .TP .B Mod1-Shift-[1..n] Apply .RB nth tag to current window. .TP +.B Mod1-Shift-0 +Apply all tags to current window. +.TP .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n] Add/remove .B nth @@ -86,7 +97,10 @@ tag to/from current window. Close focused window. .TP .B Mod1-space -Toggle between tiled and floating mode (affects all windows). +Toggle between tiled and untiled layout (affects all windows). +.TP +.B Mod1-Shift-space +Toggle focused window between untiled and non-untiled state (tiled layout only). .TP .B Mod1-[1..n] View all windows with @@ -106,21 +120,29 @@ Quit dwm. .SS Mouse commands .TP .B Mod1-Button1 -Move current window while dragging (floating mode only). +Move current window while dragging (untiled layout only). .TP .B Mod1-Button2 -Zoom current window to the master column (tiling mode only). +Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiled layout only). .TP .B Mod1-Button3 -Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only). +Resize current window while dragging (untiled layout only). .SH CUSTOMIZATION dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. -.SH CAVEATS -The status bar may display -.BR "broken pipe" -when dwm has been started by -.BR xdm (1), -because it closes standard output before executing dwm. .SH SEE ALSO .BR dmenu (1) +.SH BUGS +The status bar may display +.BR "EOF" +when dwm has been started by an X session manager like +.BR xdm (1), +because those close standard output before executing dwm. +.P +Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows +only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early +JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround +you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you +can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif +backend instead): +.BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit .